2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
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Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Nick Kyrgios in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. It was his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st major singles title overall. Djokovic was the fifth man in the Open Era to win four consecutive titles at one major (joining Björn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal). By reaching his 32nd men's singles major final, he surpassed Federer's all-time record. Djokovic became the first player (male or female) to win 80 matches at all four majors with his first-round win. Because the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) decided not to award ranking points in response to Wimbledon's banning of Russian and Belarusian players, Djokovic dropped out of the top five in the ATP rankings after winning the tournament. Nadal was attempting to complete the third component of a prospective Grand Slam, but withdrew before the semifinals due to a torn abdominal muscle. It was the first time a man withdrew from a Wimbledon semifinal or final since Frank Shields in 1931. This was the two-time champion's final appearance at Wimbledon. This was the first edition of Wimbledon to feature a champions tiebreak (10-point tiebreak), when the score reaches six games all in the fifth set. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the first round in the first main-draw 10-point tiebreak at Wimbledon. It was the first Wimbledon since the introduction of the ATP rankings in 1973, and the first major since the 1999 Australian Open, where both the reigning world No. 1 and No. 2 (Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev, respectively) did not compete; Medvedev was prohibited from playing due to his Russian nationality, while Zverev was recovering from an ankle injury sustained at the French Open. This marked the first edition of Wimbledon since 1998 not to feature record eight-time champion Federer, resulting in his dropping out of the ATP rankings for the first time since 1998 (Federer would retire from professional tennis later that year). Kyrgios was the first unseeded man to reach a major final since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the 2008 Australian Open and the first Australian man to reach a major final since Lleyton Hewitt at the 2005 Australian Open. Feliciano López made his 81st (and final) main-draw major appearance, tying Federer's all-time record. John Isner broke Ivo Karlović's record of 13,728 career aces in his third-round match against Jannik Sinner.
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Tables
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending (2021 or 2019)† | Next best result‡ | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6,770 | 2,000 | 0 | 4,770 | Champion, defeated Nick Kyrgios |
| 2 | 4 | Rafael Nadal | 6,525 | 360 | 0 | 6,165 | Semi-finals, withdrew due to an abdominal tear |
| 3 | 6 | Casper Ruud | 5,050 | —§ | — | 5,050 | Second round lost to Ugo Humbert |
| 4 | 5 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5,150 | —§ | — | 5,150 | Third round lost to Nick Kyrgios |
| 5 | 7 | Carlos Alcaraz | 4,890 | 45 | 0 | 4,845 | Fourth round lost to Jannik Sinner |
| 6 | 9 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 3,760 | 360 | 45 | 3,445 | First round lost to Maxime Cressy |
| 7 | 10 | Hubert Hurkacz | 3,735 | 720 | 10 | 3,025 | First round lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
| 8 | 11 | Matteo Berrettini | 3,480 | 1,200 | 0 | 2,280 | Withdrew due to positive test for COVID-19 |
| 9 | 12 | Cameron Norrie | 3,200 | 90 | 45 | 3,155 | Semi-finals lost to Novak Djokovic |
| 10 | 13 | Jannik Sinner | 3,185 | —§ | — | 3,185 | Quarter-finals lost to Novak Djokovic |
| 11 | 14 | Taylor Fritz | 3,045 | 90 | 20 | 2,975 | Quarter-finals lost to Rafael Nadal |
| 12 | 15 | Diego Schwartzman | 2,325 | —§ | — | 2,325 | Second round lost to Liam Broady (WC) |
| 13 | 16 | Denis Shapovalov | 2,293 | 720 | 0 | 1,573 | Second round lost to Brandon Nakashima |
| 14 | 17 | Marin Čilić | 2,220 | 90 | 0 | 2,130 | Withdrew due to positive test for COVID-19 |
| 15 | 18 | Reilly Opelka | 2,100 | 45 | 0 | 2,055 | Second round lost to Tim van Rijthoven (WC) |
| 16 | 20 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 1,930 | 10 | 6 | 1,926 | First round retired against Dušan Lajović |
| 17 | 19 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,008 | 360 | 10 | 1,658 | Second round withdrew due to positive test for COVID-19 |
| 18 | 21 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,785 | 45 | 0 | 1,740 | First round retired against Steve Johnson |
| 19 | 27 | Alex de Minaur | 1,473 | 23 | 10 | 1,460 | Fourth round lost to Cristian Garín |
| 20 | 24 | John Isner | 1,616 | 23 | 0 | 1,593 | Third round lost to Jannik Sinner |
| 21 | 25 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 1,518 | 61 | 26 | 1,483 | Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal |
| 22 | 26 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 1,473 | 23 | 10 | 1,460 | Third round lost to Tim van Rijthoven (WC) |
| 23 | 28 | Frances Tiafoe | 1,439 | 90 | 0 | 1,349 | Fourth round lost to David Goffin |
| 24 | 29 | Holger Rune | 1,420 | —§ | — | 1,420 | First round lost to Marcos Giron |
| 25 | 30 | Miomir Kecmanović | 1,306 | 45 | 10 | 1,271 | Third round lost to Novak Djokovic |
| 26 | 31 | Filip Krajinović | 1,300 | —§ | — | 1,300 | Second round lost to Nick Kyrgios |
| 27 | 54 | Lorenzo Sonego | 980 | 180 | 10 | 810 | Third round lost to Rafael Nadal |
| 28 | 33 | Dan Evans | 1,198 | 90 | 20 | 1,128 | First round lost to Jason Kubler (Q) |
| 29 | 34 | Jenson Brooksby | 1,187 | —§ | — | 1,187 | Third round lost to Cristian Garín |
| 30 | 32 | Tommy Paul | 1,208 | —§ | — | 1,208 | Fourth round lost to Cameron Norrie |
| 31 | 35 | Sebastián Báez | 1,168 | —§ | — | 1,168 | Second round lost to David Goffin |
| 32 | 36 | Oscar Otte | 1,155 | 70 | 12 | 1,097 | Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz |
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Next best result | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev | 7,030 | 180 | 0 | 6,850 | Right ankle injury |
| 23 | Gaël Monfils | 1,660 | 45 | 0 | 1,615 | Right foot injury |
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Next best result | Points after |
| 1 | Daniil Medvedev | 7,955 | 180 | 0 | 7,775 |
| 8 | Andrey Rublev | 3,870 | 180 | 10 | 3,700 |
| 22 | Karen Khachanov | 1,755 | 360 | 45 | 1,440 |
| Preceded by2022 French Open – Men's singles | Grand Slam men's singles | Succeeded by2022 US Open – Men's singles |
References
- also referred to as super tie-break
- The previous tie-break rule was a 7-point tie-break, when the score reached twelve games all in the fifth set.
- Then Pete Sampras as the world No. 1 and Marcelo Ríos as No. 2.
- Last direct acceptance
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